Chapter XXVI of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, “In the Dark,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVI of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, “In the Dark,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?” He said, “No, I was waiting for you, Roy. I wanted to speak to you.” Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day. He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.”
Chapter XXVI of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, “In the Dark,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.””
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.””
express in speech
From this reading “I wanted to speak to you.””
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading “He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.””
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?””
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “I wanted to speak to you.””
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.”
the act of harassing someone
From this reading “Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.”
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In this reading “Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said, “No, I was waiting for you, Roy.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
not any; not one
From this reading He said, “No, I was waiting for you, Roy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said, “No, I was waiting for you, Roy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
express in words
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
express in speech
From this reading I wanted to speak to you.”
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.”
carry out
From this reading He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to speak to you.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said, “No, I was waiting for you, Roy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
the act of harassing someone
From this reading Then he said how I never made him worry any but how he had been worrying that day.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said, “I was hoping you would be here to take a little stroll this afternoon.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I didn’t know what to say so I said, “Are you waiting for them?”
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